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We planned a route that would take us to Saigon while minimizing our riding time on the hw1...we missed the first turn out of My Tho & started on hw1 after all :-) Actually not that bad...just again a whole lot of xe om's. First chance we got we took a turn & followed a quite parallel road for a good 20km. After that unfortunately it was back on hw1 for the remaining 40km or so.
Anyway, its not the nicest biking, wouldn't want to ride it for days, but for 1 trip its not really a problem. When we got into Saigon city suddenly we were riding almost empty streets?? Whats wrong? Maybe lots of people are still with family for Tet, or the boulevards are just so big that traffic 'disolves' into them. Saigon so far is good. Found a guesthouse tucked away in a backalley in a more quite part of town, again plus for Saigon.
Tour around town proved Saigon isn't the busy monster we feared! There are even bike lanes on some streets! Bangkok & KL are a lot worse from the traffic & busy point of view. So it just seems maybe we will spend a day more than planned in Saigon (that is if we can keep ourselves occupied)
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We planned a route that would take us to Saigon while minimizing our riding time on the hw1...we missed the first turn out of My Tho & started on hw1 after all :-) Actually not that bad...just again a whole lot of xe om's. First chance we got we took a turn & followed a quite parallel road for a good 20km. After that unfortunately it was back on hw1 for the remaining 40km or so.
Anyway, its not the nicest biking, wouldn't want to ride it for days, but for 1 trip its not really a problem. When we got into Saigon city suddenly we were riding almost empty streets?? Whats wrong? Maybe lots of people are still with family for Tet, or the boulevards are just so big that traffic 'disolves' into them. Saigon so far is good. Found a guesthouse tucked away in a backalley in a more quite part of town, again plus for Saigon.
Tour around town proved Saigon isn't the busy monster we feared! There are even bike lanes on some streets! Bangkok & KL are a lot worse from the traffic & busy point of view. So it just seems maybe we will spend a day more than planned in Saigon (that is if we can keep ourselves occupied)
Tot hier, beter meegevallen dan verwacht.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenBen benieuwd wat Saigon nog meer in petto heeft.
kussen, Chantal
ik wordt nog altijd het meest ontroerd door de foto's van die twee blije mensen.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenKus knuf
mams Mieke